A few days ago, one of my daughters had a panic attack. To protect her privacy, I am not going to share how or why it happened. It was the first time she had experienced this type of physical or emotional symptom and she was REALLY scared. Thankfully I have survived panic attacks in the past and have been studying anxiety and feelings for years so I was able to help her regain her emotional stability.

In case you ever have a child (or yourself) go through a panic attack here are the strategies that I used in the moment, as well as what I did after her brain could process what happened.

Being a mindful mommy is hard. It doesn't mean that life is easy and full of peace. It means that no matter what is going on it is fully experienced with curiosity and compassion. This was originally posted in 2011 when my Mady was 2.